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Austin awarded maintenance services at Bridgestone tire facility
Austin Industrial transitioned a new contract with Bridgestone Americas Tire Operation in Wilson, North Carolina, and welcomed new employee-owners at the facility, including a new site manager, Edward Smith. Austin is providing preventive maintenance technicians, machinists and battery attendants… read more »
Austin Industrial transitions new contracts
ConocoPhillips. Two of the new sites are with ConocoPhillips oil refineries in Borger, Texas and Ponca City, Oklahoma. The Borger site involves maintenance and capital work and transitioned more than 200 employees to Austin. About 80 people were transitioned to Austin… read more »
VPPPA praises Richard McConnell
Editors note: The following letter was sent to Ronald J. Gafford, Austin Industries chairman, president and CEO; and cc'd to Barry Babyak, Austin Industrial president, from Mike Maddox of the Voluntary Protection Program Participants' Association (VPPPA) regarding Richard McConnell's… read more »
Employee-owners reach safety milestones
Baker Petrolite. Austin Industrial employee-owners have worked eight years without a recordable injury at the Baker Petrolite facility in Pasadena, Texas. The company has been working at the site since January 1997. BASF. Austin Industrial employee-owners… read more »
ABCC recognizes Austin Industrial employee-owner
Austin Industrial employee-owner, Alex Giffin, was named Craft Professional of 2010 by the Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas (ABCC) at the first ABCC safety conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was awarded a plaque and a $500 American Express gift card by Tim Eldridge,… read more »